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Terms, Concepts, Laws, Court Cases, and International Conventions and Agreements by Niels West

ADMIRALTY MILE: See Nautical Mile (British usage). ADRIFT: Vessel
not tied to a pier, anchored, or moored, moving through the water by wind or
current, and not under the direct control of the captain or crew. ADSORPTION:
The ...

Also called an admiralty mile. mile, statute - a unit of linear measure equal to 1 ,
760 yards, or 5,280 feet; the common U.S. linear surface measurement.
milestone -a significant event, such as completing a major goal within schedule.
mill - 1) a ...

The British admiralty mile is 6080 feet. See KNOT. NEC'ES-SARY, adj. necessary
condition. See CONDITION. necessary condition for convergence of an infinite
series: That the terms approach zero as one goes farther out in the series; that ...